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 Eastern Beijing              to about half of the city’s luxury
                              hotels and two of its glitziest
                              shopping malls, China World
                              and Parkview Green (see p92).
                                  Blue Zoo Beijing
                              3
                                  MAP G3  •  South gate of
                              Workers’ Stadium  •  6591 3397
                              •  Subway: Chaoyang Men
                                •  Open 8:30am–7:30pm daily
                              •  Adm; children under 3 ft (1 m)
                              free  •  www. bluezoo.com.cn
                              Not a zoo at all, but a modern
     Courtyard of the Ancient Observatory  aquarium, reckoned to be the best of
                              its kind in Asia. The main attraction
         Ancient Observatory
     1                        is a central tank holding thousands
         MAP G4  •  6524 2202
                              of fish, plus there are also 18
     •  Subway: Jianguo Men  •  Open   additional tanks with specifically
     9am–4pm Tue–Sun  •  Adm  themed displays (see p49).
     Dating to 1442, Beijing’s observatory
                                  Sanlitun
     is one of the oldest in the world. In   4
     fact, there was an even earlier Yuan-  MAP H2  •  Subway: Tuanjiehu
     dynasty (1279–1368) observatory also  Beijing’s main expat-friendly
     located on this site but no trace of   shopping, dining, and drinking
     that remains. Today, a collection of   district is centered around Taikoo Li
     reproduction astronomical devices   and Nali Patio on Sanlitun Bei Lu,
     lies in the courtyard, some of them   and around the Workers’ Stadium on
     decorated with fantastic Chinese   Gongren Tiyuchang Bei Lu. It has a
     designs. There are more impressive   high concentration of international
     instruments on the roof.   restaurants (see p93) and lots of
                              boutique shopping (see p92). Streets
         Central Business
     2                        around here, although modern, are
         District (CBD)
                              tree-lined and, with plenty of cafés
     MAP H4  •  Subway: Jianguo Men,   for refreshment stops, it is a very
     Yong’an Li, Guomao or Dawanglu  pleasant district to wander in.
     The Central Business District is
     Beijing’s business hub, housing
     more than 60 percent of the city’s
     foreign-funded companies. Marked
     by the CCTV Tower in the northeast
     and by the Twin Towers of the
     China World Trade Center in the
     southwest, the area is also home
     Shop-lined street in Sanlitun
















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